Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Gambia or Mali?

Mali, at 2.09 years against 1.84 years in Gambia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mali?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Mali: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Gambia

1.84 years

in 2023

Mali

2.09 years

in 2023

Gambia rank

227th

Mali rank

224th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Gambia
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 2.09 years against 1.84 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.25 years.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.

Gambia ranks 227th and Mali ranks 224th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.8596 years	1.84 years	0.9762 years	Mali
1960s	1.02 years	1.9 years	0.8866 years	Mali
1970s	1.16 years	1.72 years	0.5687 years	Mali
1980s	1.34 years	1.42 years	0.0809 years	Mali
1990s	1.97 years	1.02 years	0.9503 years	Gambia
2000s	1.83 years	1.41 years	0.4179 years	Gambia
2010s	1.51 years	1.81 years	0.3039 years	Mali
2020s	1.89 years	2.14 years	0.2501 years	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Gambia or Mali?: Mali, at 2.09 years against 1.84 years in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Gambia and Mali?: 0.25 years, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mali?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Mali rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Gambia ranks 227th and Mali ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.